Tate

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 15 MARKEL TATE, Case No.: 20-cv-00199-H-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. ORDER PERMITTING SERVICE BY

PUBLICATION

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER OWENS;

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER RIOS,

[Doc. No. 8.]

SGT. ALEXANDER; SGT. GARCIA,

Defendants. 22 On May 11, 2021, the Clerk set a hearing for an order to show cause for failure to prosecute. (Doc. No. 5.) The Court held the hearing on June 14, 2021, and Chijioke Ikonte appeared on behalf of Plaintiff Markel Tate (“Plaintiff”). (Doc. No. 6.) The Court ultimately declined to dismiss the case. (Doc. No. 7 at 2.) Instead, the Court gave Plaintiff thirty days to file a proof of service or else face dismissal. (Id.) Plaintiff’s thirty-day deadline expires August 6, 2021. (See id.) On August 4, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for an order permitting service by publication. (Doc. No.…